2016 Predictions

Conference Champs

ACC:  Florida State

Big Ten: Ohio State

Big 12: TCU

Pac 12: UCLA

SEC: LSU


Top 5 games of the season:


LSU v. Alabama
FSU v. Clemson
Ohio State v. Michigan
TCU v. Oklahoma
Oklahoma v. Ohio State

Coaches most likely to get fired:

 

Darrell Hazell, Purdue – 2-22 in the Big Ten over 3 years is not good.

Gus Malzahn, Auburn – after a 2013 trip to the National Title Game, Auburn has gone 6-10 in the SEC and is looking at another tough season.  A 6-6 record and another loss to Alabama will make things interesting at the end of the season.

Paul Petrino, Idaho – Going 6-29 in your first 3 seasons leaves no room for error in year 4.

 

Three BOLD Predictions:

 

Stanford will go 6-6.  A new QB and road games at UCLA, Washington, Oregon and Notre Dame will cause Stanford lots of problems.

 

Brandon Harris will have 20+ TD passes.  I really don’t have any argument to back this up.

 

Michigan will go 12-0 in the regular season.  Call it the second year bounce.  Looking at recent history, a number of coaches have done very well in the second year at a school. A few examples:

 

Urban Meyer, Florida 2006 (11-1) won National Title

Nick Saban, Alabama 2008 (12-0)

Gene Chizik, Auburn 2010 (12-0) won National Title

Chip Kelly, Oregon 2010 (12-0) played for National Title

Playoffs: LSU, TCU, Michigan, Florida State